Navratilova, Graf To Team Up At Wimbledon

Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf will team up in doubles at Wimbledon.

Navratilova, who retired from the WTA Tour as a singles player last year, made the announcement while playing in the Virginia Slims Legends Tour at the Saddlebrook Resort north of Tampa.

The 37-year-old retired from singles play in November after losing in the opening round of the Virginia Slims Championships to eventual winner Gabriela Sabatini.

On Saturday, Navratilova was shut out on the clay courts of Saddlebrook, losing two doubles matches and a singles matchup with Chris Evert.

In the first stop on the Virginia Slims Legends Tour featuring former tennis stars, Navratilova and Francoise Durr fell 6-4 to Tracy Austin and Betty Stove. Then they were whipped 6-2 by Evert and Hana Mandlikova.

Later, Evert beat Navratilova in three pro sets 7-3, 6-7, 7-6. The first player to reach seven points wins.

Last July, Navratilova lost in the Wimbledon championship match to 22-year-old Conchita Martinez. It was the 12th time Navratilova had reached the final at Wimbledon, which she has won nine times.

She was also among 10 players recently chosen for the U.S. Fed Cup team, which will play Austria in the opening round April 22-23.